Credentials

Leslie S. Modell, Senior Global Real Estate Advisor, Associate Broker, and founder of The Modell Team, is a top-producing broker in Manhattan and has consistently been a top producer within her own brokerage year after year. Her impressive sales track record and years of experience have earned her a reputation as being an industry leader in the highly competitive real estate market, and have resulted in her garnering both repeat and referral business from her extensive client network worldwide. A native New Yorker, Leslie has developed lasting relationships with many of New York’s elite and is an expert in dealing with the world’s most sophisticated high-end clientele. She has recently launched the Global Luxury Property Network Group with other top-producing Sotheby’s International Realty brokers, a networking group connecting industry leaders and innovators world-wide.

Throughout her successful career, Leslie has received prominent media recognition as an industry authority. She and her deals have been featured in major publications including The New York Times, Crain's, New York Magazine, The New York Post, The New York Daily News, The Real Deal, Avenue Magazine, and numerous others. Leslie has also appeared on NY1 and Open House NYC, and was the featured broker and host for many years on HGTV's highly popular “Selling New York” program, where she showcased her expertise and exclusive listings.

Leslie is proud to be New York Residential real estate (NYRS) certified by the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), the highest level of achievement in residential real estate.

Leslie joined Sotheby's International Realty to ensure her clients receive the optimal brand awareness, global reach and marketing prowess they deserve. Whether she is selling a luxurious co-op, condo, penthouse or townhouse uptown, or a distinctive downtown loft, she delivers superior service to clients in every price range, and handles each deal with impeccable attention to detail.

Having managed a total lobby renovation and having served as president and vice president of her co-op board, Leslie is intimately familiar with building procedures and board policies and draws upon her vast network of professional resources including architects, designers, attorneys and bankers. Her seasoned experience and incomparable knowledge make her the ultimate broker for a diverse clientele base with the most discerning needs.

New York City Real Estate

The New York City real estate market has some of the world's most glorious homes and it is widely known for its luxury housing. Be it a penthouse apartment or an Upper West Side brownstone, the opulent reputation of NYC homes is unique and unparalleled. Discerning buyers know the best when they see it.

As the largest city in the United States and self-proclaimed “City that Never Sleeps”, nearly anything is possible to find at any given hour in NYC. It is a multicultural epicenter with the headquarters of the United Nations seated in Manhattan. People from all over the world are taking advantage of our recovering real estate market to live in the most iconic metropolitan city in the world.

Living in NYC is unlike living anywhere else. NYC condos are eclectic. Some have hundreds of years of history in their walls and others are modern architectural phenomena. Over twenty different museums and cultural centers exist within NYC - without counting art galleries, which would number well into the hundreds. Every medium of performing art's highest standard is here. Drama, Music, Dance, and Opera are all measured by what they accomplish in NYC.

In addition, residents can enjoy one of the largest man-made parks in the United States - Central Park. They can feast from any type or style of cuisine imaginable. Being a major financial, cultural, and transportation hub, the possibilities of NYC real estate are boundless. The luxury of living in a NYC home is nearly incomparable to the pleasures of living in New York City itself. Sotheby's International Realty invites you to tour the NYC region and see all it has to offer in luxury real estate.